سماط الكريم ممدود

سماط الكريم ممدود

على أيدي أهالي الجود

على أيدي أهالي الجود

The generous one's table is spread,

The generous feast is laid out

By the hands of generous folk,

At the hands of the open-handed

وما عنه حدا مردود

وما عنه حدا مردود

فطيّبوا يا عباد اللَه

فطيّبوا يا عباد اللَه

And no one is turned away from it.

None is turned away

So enjoy yourselves, O servants of God.

So enjoy, O servants of God

ألا يا فوز من يلقى

ألا يا فوز من يلقى

كنافة بالعسل تُسقى

كنافة بالعسل تُسقى

Oh, how fortunate is whoever finds

Behold, O fortunate is he

Kunafa drenched in honey!

Who tastes the honey-drenched kunafa

وإن كانت بلاش يبقى

وإن كانت بلاش يبقى

يطيب عيشه بإذن اللَه

يطيب عيشه بإذن اللَه

And if it is free, then

Though it be free of charge, still

His life grows sweet, by God's leave.

His life is blessed by God's will

إذا ما جاءنا المنفوش

إذا ما جاءنا المنفوش

وجا السكر عليه مرشوش

وجا السكر عليه مرشوش

When the puffed sweet comes to us,

When the puffed bread comes our way

And sugar comes sprinkled over it,

With sugar sprinkled on top they say

ينادي مَن قلبه مقروح

ينادي مَن قلبه مقروح

لثغر اسكندرية روح

لثغر اسكندرية روح

One whose heart is wounded calls out:

It calls to one whose heart is torn

Go to the port of Alexandria;

"To Alexandria, away!"

وخَمها فيه تروح الروح

وخَمها فيه تروح الروح

عسى روحك تروح اللَه

عسى روحك تروح اللَه

Its unwholesomeness makes the soul depart there;

Dip it in, let your soul rejoice

May your soul go to God.

May your soul return to God